ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
SCHIZOPHRENIA
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Question
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Convincing the patient that the voices are not real
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Challenging beliefs about the nature and origin of voices
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Keeping voice diaries to record auditory hallucinations
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Helping the patient understand the emergence of their disorder
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Detailed explanation-1: -Specific CBT approaches used in treating schizophrenia include cognitive restructuring, behavioral experiments / reality testing, self-monitoring and coping skills training.
Detailed explanation-2: -CBT failed to alleviate the distress associated with the symptoms of psychosis. CBT also failed to improve quality of life, as measured in a patient’s sense of self, hope, well-being, relationships and so on. Indeed, not one CBT trial has ever reported a rise in quality of life for people diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cognitive behavioral therapy can also help people with schizophrenia to develop better social and problem-solving skills, reduce the severity of symptoms, and lower the risk of relapse, a period of time when schizophrenia symptoms return.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cognitive-behavioural therapy not effective treatment for symptoms of schizophrenia.